INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU INVEST
Empower your audience to spot red flags, protect wealth, and invest with confidence.
James Brandolino committed investment fraud for eight years without ever being caught. Now he protects professional and college athletes, and high-net-worth investors by teaching them how to safeguard their assets.
"I reveal the tactics fraudsters use—so your audience can spot them before investing."
You Practice Like You Play.
Protect your Wealth the Same Way.
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Professional athletes managing sudden wealth, college players navigating NIL deals and revenue sharing, and high-net-worth (HNW) investors alike can fall victim to financial predators who exploit trust and evade even careful due diligence.
James reveals how fraudsters deceive investors: they exploit cultural trust, forge documents that pass scrutiny, and fabricate references from sources that seem legitimate.
Your attendees will leave with actionable strategies to protect their wealth and ensure they never become the next victim.
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"James has spoken at ACFE events and has willingly shared his story of perpetrating fraud on his investment clients. His story is very compelling and highlights the need for investors, regulators, enforcement officials, and anti-fraud professionals to always maintain professional skepticism and check and double-check everything."
John Gill, JD, CFE
President, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
WHO IS JAMES BRANDOLINO?
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​James Brandolino is a leading expert in investment fraud prevention, protecting professional athletes, college athletes, and HNW investors. He also ran a $3.8 million Ponzi scheme for eight years without ever being caught.
In 2011, James did something that stunned federal authorities: he voluntarily confessed to running an investment fraud scheme no one was investigating. He served 6½ years in federal prison and transformed his experience into his mission—protecting investors from investment fraudsters.
Today, his insider knowledge of how fraudsters operate gives him a perspective unavailable to player agents or traditional due diligence professionals.
Speaking
Keynote presentations on investment fraud prevention for college athletic programs, professional sports organizations, and investor conferences.
Workshops
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Interactive training sessions with case studies, red-flag detection exercises, and hands-on fraud prevention strategies in a collaborative learning format.
Consulting
Comprehensive fraud risk assessments and due diligence reports to identify over 250 warning signs before any investments are made.